2003 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I WAS IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR 3 OR 4 TIMES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN STARTED MOVING. THE NEXT TIME I CAME TO A STOP, I HAD TO REPEAT THE PUMPING OF THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE AGAIN. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. WHEN I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I CAN GO SEVERAL MONTHS WITH EVERYTHING BEING FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND SINCE EVERYTHING IS FINE AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN, HOW DO I RECREATE THE ISSUE FOR A MECHANIC? THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THE LURCHING FORWARD HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS BLOGS AND ON THIS WEBSITE. IN THE QUALIFIER ABOVE IT ASKS IF THERE HAS BEEN A CRASH, FIRE OR FATALITY. PLEASE TELL ME WHY ONE OF THESE HORRIFIC THINGS HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE? A CAR NOT ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY OR COST TO REPAIR. IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND COST OF THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SELLING A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ROAD, I DECIDED TO TURN BACK, I PERFORMED A LEGAL U TURN AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT PERFORM ITS DUTY. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND HIT THE DIRT CURB AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE CLIFF IF I HAD NOT PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT. AS I GO ON THE FREEWAY I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM TIME TO TIME BECAUSE THE STEP MOTOR CANNOT PERFORM ITS DUTY IN MAKING SURE GEARS SWITCH AT A PROPER TIME. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEP MOTOR WHICH AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PART IS IN CHARGE IN MAKING SURE GEARS SWITCH PROPERLY. I WENT ONLINE AND I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD PASSED THE 120K MILEAGE MARK THEY COULD NO LONGER SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS. THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $2,140.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *TR

INITIALLY,THIS CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT . THE CAR WOULD LOSS POWER AND THEN TAKE OFF AND FINALLY THE CAR WOULD STOP ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I ALMOST GOT KILLED 3 TIMES DUE THE CAR STALLING OUT ON ME. THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, I HAD ONLY 20-30,000 MILES. ( I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW). THE VERY LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION (COSTING ME $6, 000) I HAD ABOUT 160,000 MILES. EVEN AFTER HAVING NISSAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, THE CAR STILL STALLS OR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAD NEW CAT CONVERTERS INSTALLED, A NEW MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS STILL STALLING OUT AND STOPPING (WHILE IN MOTION) ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW NISSAN THINKS THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO DO IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE VIN# TO MY CAR IS NOT LISTED WITH THE REST OF THE 2003 MURANO'S (RECALL LIST). THIS I THINK IS RIDICULOUS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NISSAN HAS ALOT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR OLDER MURANO'S WITH REGARDS TO STALLING, STOPPING SUDDENLY WHILE IN MOTION. THEY SEEM TO CARE LESS IF THE OWNERS LIFE IS AT RISK. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES, SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR. IT IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND IT IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS THE CAR DOES NOT GO FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WHEN IT GOES IT LUNGES FORWARD. THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, YOU DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO MOVE AT FIRST OR NOT. AND WHEN YOU ARE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND GO TO MOVE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT THE CAR DOES NOT GO THEN WHEN IT DOES YOU ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS THE CVT VAVLE BODY. MY CAR IS GIVING ERROR CODE P1722 PER THE DEALER. THE PAPERWORK THEY GAVE ME SAYS ESTEM SPD. SIG. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT CAR SHUT OFF ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP. SINCE NO POWER TO CAR I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OR USE MY BRAKES EFFECTIVELY. I WAS STOPPED IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY FOUR WAY LIGHTS. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS WE WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MILES AN HOUR ONCE AGAIN CAR TURNED OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE GAS OR BRAKES RELATED TO NO POWER. I BARELY WAS ABLE TO GET ABOUT HALFWAY INTO THE TURN LANE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS TE I WAS ABLE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND AFTER A FEW UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START MY CAR IT FINALLY BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC STOP. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FROWARD AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER A ONE HOUR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE EPISODIC LOSS OF POWER WITH MY 03 MURANO. ALL INSTANCES OCCUR AFTER DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AT A RATE OF BETWEEN 65 -80 MPH DURING TIMES OF HIGH HEAT (100 DEGREES+). THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2010 WHILE DRIVING FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF. GOING UP A LONG INCLINE, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING (I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL). PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR - NO RESPONSE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECELERATE ON IT'S OWN AS I STRUGGLED TO BOTH CHANGE LINES TO GET TO THE NONEXISTENT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE SEMITRUCKS. TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES AND WAITED. TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN. I HAVE SINCE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; CAR DID SAME THING IMMEDIATELY AFTER, DROVE IT BACK TO THE SHOP - THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT! JUNE 2011 - DRIVING FROM LA TO PHOENIX, 105 DEGREES AND 2 HOURS IN TO THE TRIP, THE CAR DOES THE SAME THING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, WAITED. TRIED AGAIN; COULD GO 10 MILES BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER. TOWED TO A DEALER - WHO COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT. APRIL 2012 - DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO PHOENIX; 105 DEGREES AND 72 MILES INTO THE TRIP. LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE; 1 HR OF WAITING, AND POWER RETURNS, BUT I DID NOT TRUST THIS CAR TO GET ME HOME (NOR DID I WANT TO BE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AZ DESERT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK.) TOWED TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN AND HAD MANY THINGS DONE AND REPLACED - THE CAM SENSOR, TRANSMISSION FLUID, ETC. NO ONE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT AND MORE FRUSTRATING IS THAT NOT ONE MECHANIC CAN REPLICATE THIS LOSS OF POWER/LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN JERKED, HESITATED, AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.